Abstract of Land Grant Reports : 1784-1807.

Call Number:
HIL-MICL FC LPR .N6S9R4
Category:
Nova Scotia
Creator:
Nova Scotia. Surveyor General.
Material Description:
1 microfilm textual records 35 mm
Background:

Abstract of Reports for Grants of Land made by the Surveyor-General of Lands for the Province of Nova Scotia to the Surveyor-General of His Majesty's Woods, on which certificates have been granted conformable to the Royal Instructions.

Contents:

The information contained in the Abstract is very detailed and contains the following: the date when the Report was received; the date of the certificate; the grantees' names; the township and county in which the grant was made; the number of acres requested and received; the name of the agent (surveyor) involved; and the amount of the fees due and received. The arrangement is chronological.

Originals:
The original records are held by the Nova Scotia Archives.
Archival Ref. No.:
PANS/NSA RG 1. See also RG 20, vol. 394A.